Modern Pentathlon

It was midafternoon Thursday when Mayor Eric Garcetti got the call. The news wasn't good. U.S. Olympic Committee executives wanted the mayor to know they had chosen Boston — not Los Angeles — as the American bid city for the 2024 Summer Games. The mood in Garcetti's office was gracious, but stunned. Los Angeles had looked like the frontrunner going into a crucial USOC board meeting in Denver that morning. Chief Executive Scott Blackmun called it a "difficult day. We had some very spirited debate." Two other finalists — San Francisco and Washington — were ruled out first. Choosing between Los Angeles and Boston proved tougher. "It was...

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It was midafternoon Thursday when Mayor Eric Garcetti got the call. The news wasn't good.
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